| From: | Robert Cranley |
| Date: | 6 Jul 2001 at 00:27:14 |
| Subject: | Re: Quality of Paula (was: Napster gone?) |
Hi neil@tkgbbs.freeserve.co.uk,
On 05-Jul-01, you wrote:
>>> That's why I asked if he had compared them on the same hi fi system.
> You
>>> need suitable speakers.
True. Even a small difference in speakers more than masks out the
differences between sound cards...
> Well, you start to hear Paula's 8bit-ness (or even 14bit) on MP3s or raw
> audio ripped from a CD when you have good speakers. I'm talking good as in
> the HiFi link on http://www.zeusdev.co.uk/ - you can hear every little
> difference.
> A lot of people will have "200 watt" (i.e. watts PMPO, which will be
> something like 5 watts RMS) plastic cased speakers on that PC, rendering
> all the Soundblaster Live's in the world useless.
Yeah, it's funny that - Must be one of the most overlooked parts of any
computer system. So many ppl actually have bloody good soundcards, and these
tinny speakers that'd put a laptop to shame. I can proudly say that I have
*never* owned a set of computer speakers - I'm quite happy with my 4x50W RMS Amp, 2 Wharfedale speakers and 2 Sony speakers of matching wattages... I
listen to everything else through them, so why not my computers? Though,
having said that, a friend bought a new Dell for IR£3,000, and with it came
a 5.1 surround set of Altec Lansing speakers that have put a crack in his
ceiling. Pretty impressive :)
BTW, /Usually/ PMPO = 2xMPO = 2xRMS, so 100W computer speakers would be 25W
RMS overal, 12.5W each for a pair...
Regards,
Rob
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